2004 Ford F-250 SD: won't start

Filed Sep 29, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 142,000 miles · CA

Driving on the highway , complete loss of throttle but the engine was still running at a low amperage. Was able to pull off the road and turned it off. It wouldn't start back up right away. Had to wait a while it would start and limped it home. No problems for a few days, then it started acting up again. A couple times it would start, but at a low idle with no response of the gas peddle. The final straw was last week. I was driving on the highway to work. Each time I came to a stop, it would lose throttle. I was able to turn it off and back on to get going. Then at a major intersection of hwy 41 and 145, it wouldn't turn back on and I was in the middle of the hwy. I had to push it to the side of the road and it would turn but not start. I had it towed to my mechanic on saturday and monday when they got to it, after charging the batteries, it started right up and they haven't been able to get it to fail...when this happens, there is no oil pressure on the gauge. This is dangerous and potentially hazardous or deadly. I could have easily been injured or killed if I had been hit.

Filed Dec 18, 2014 · Engine · 98,500 miles · NY

Vehicle will stall or no start due to high pressure pump leaving you stranded and could lead to a dangerous situation. There are numerous amount of same issue with this truck and something should be done by ford.

Filed May 5, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 175,000 miles · AL

Driving on interstate 65mph. Engine started binding down and speed dropped to 25mph and finally completely died. Had it towed home. Now won't start. Have replaced egr cooler and oil cooler previously . This time replaced fuel pump and all fuel filters. Will crank and run for a very short amount of time then will die again- and not crank back for awhile. Just repeats this process. Now told that it needs head gaskets or high pressure pump. These problems are very expensive. Why will ford not fix these problems that seem to be on all 6.0 diesel models?

Filed Feb 4, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 164,000 miles · TX

I bought this 2004 ford f-250,6.0 diesel in may 2010 with 160k miles on it because lots of people told me to buy a diesel it would give me better performance than gas. I have had nothing but troubles ever since. It started not starting about 2 weeks after I bought it. The ford house is no help at all. Ive had it there several times and all it done was cost me money. It has never stopped running driving down the road like the other complaints iv'e read. But it has left me stranded 50 or 75 times, sometimes it will run perfect for months and all at once it wont start. Showing no codes ford says they cant do a thing. In july last summer it did it 1500 miles from home on vacation. I had a wrecker take it to a shop and $7500.00 and 6 weeks later they had put a new engine in it (said the camshaft broke and scored the piston wall) I came home now 6 months later its doing it again. I cant afford to take it to ford, I cant trade it. What to do??

Filed Jan 25, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 125,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250 super duty. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where he was advised that the fuel injection control model had failed. The mechanic informed the contact of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v270000 (electrical system wiring ). The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was advised that the recall was performed on the vehicle in 2005 prior to the most recent failure. The manufacturer did not advised whether the fuel injection control module was replaced or the injection control pressure sensor, both of which were included in the recall. The failure and current mileage was 125,000. Update 3/8/11 *cn the consumer stated when he attempted to start the vehicle, it wouldn't start. He noticed the fuel gauge was reading empty. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. It was discovered the fuel injection control module had failed. Also, egr valve was replaced three times which caused loss of power and hesitation. Updated 05/19/11

Filed Sep 15, 2010 · Electrical · 83,228 miles · CO

Purchased a 2004 ford f250 superduty 6.0 liter diesel in april in june it began to stall out after changing both fuel filters and the air filter it continued to have this problem until it just won't start anymore have tried to resolve the situation with the dealer but with no help there don't know what to do until I seen the recall upon doing some research on the internet.

Filed May 5, 2010 · Engine · 87,690 miles · TX · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250 super duty. The contact stated that the environmental regulator (egr) failed and ruined the motor. When the contact tried to start the vehicle, the engine began to emit smoke and would not start. There were no warning lights displayed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the coolant, oil filter, gkt kit, head gaskets, egr cooler, oil cooler, intake gasket and turbo were all replaced. The current and failure mileages were approximately 87,690.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 140,000 miles · GA

My 2004 ford f250 superduty truck ran very rough and stalled in my front yard; and would not crank again. On october 5 2009, I had purchased it pre-owned from dealer, william mizell ford, on conditions and that they agreed to provide a carfax report. Well , they hesitated and two months later, after the truck had stalled, I was told too bad it was sold as is.

Filed Oct 6, 2009 · Electrical · 33,000 miles · CA

2004 ford f250, diesel, manufacture date: 02/2004. Vehicle stalls while driving, loss of all power, including power steering. No crank/ no start condition. Has stalled five times. Reference the federal safety agency case ea5003, ford recall 05s34. Truck currently at power ford, torrance, 310 784-4700. Power ford refuses to do required work. Untruthful regarding recall stating that there is no recall on my vehicle when my vehicle description and manufacture date clearly falls within the specified period and displays the symptoms exactly as stated within the recall number and the federal safety agency case summary. This condition is extremely unsafe. Ford is not living up to their obligation to make the mandatory repair.

Filed Jul 19, 2006 · Engine · CA · crash

I own a 2004 f-250 power stroke diesel my truck has stalled numerous times that have left me in very dangerous situations such as on freeways, where highway patrol officers had escort me to the shoulder of the freeway. The dealer has replaced numerous parts on my vehicle even before I had the problem of my truck stalling. They had replaced all the recall parts which was said to have caused the stalling of the power stroke models. Around 20,00 miles after I had bought my truck it would stall without warning. Up to this day it has stalled a total of about 12 times. Some times it would start and stall again and at times it would not start at all and had to be towed to the dealer. It has been to the dealer 5 times for them to fix it and every time they said that they had corrected the problem. They have given me flight data recorders to record the problems as it stalls. The problem was recorded and they still couldn't figure out the problem. The last time my vehicle stalled was on the 6th of july me and my family were on a vacation to yosemite towing a travel trailer when my truck stalled on a two lane highway with no shoulder so I was stalled dangerously close to opposing traffic when an on coming vehicle slammed into my mirror and broke it. It could have been alot worse in sense that my family's lives could have been in danger. I don't know what to do. All the shop foreman which I deal with at the dealer tells me to just bring my vehicle back to the dealer and they will fix the problem. But they have yet to fix this problem. I am fed up with this problem.

Filed Jul 21, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 1,500 miles · CO

Engine stalls, hesitation, rough running, would not start, heavy smoke exhaust

Filed Jul 5, 2005 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · CA · fire

1. When starting for the past couple of months the starter turned a little more slowly than it should have. On the morning of 7/2/05 the starter turned the engine very slowly but did not start the engine and it seemed like the batteries were dead. The key was turned off and removed from the truck. 2. A few minutes after removing the key from the truck a fire started under the hood on the passenger side. The truck was on fire for about 20 minutes and was totaled. 3. Nothing has been done since as the truck is totaled.